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UN urges governments, businesses to step up action to protect nature
Governments and the private sector must move to effectively protect the natural environment, Secretary-General António Guterres, told journalists…
‘Without nature, we have nothing’: UN chief sounds alarm at biodiversity event
The UN’s key biodiversity conference, COP15, began on Tuesday in Montreal, Canada, where negotiators will set new targets…
World Toilet Summit: Harpic reinstates commitment to partner on open defecation free Nigeria
Nigeria played host to the World Toilet Summit for the first time, with the country’s leading toilet cleaning…
Commission seeks climate-resilient interventions, inter-basin transfer for Lake Chad
The Executive Secretary, Lake Chad Basin Commission, Mamman Nuhu, yesterday called on member countries to commence climate-resilience interventions…
UNEP honours five protectors of Mother Earth
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) announced on Tuesday, the 2022 Champions of the Earth for their transformative…
COP27: Climate deal reached on ‘loss and damage’ fund for vulnerable nations
An often fraught UN climate summit wrapped up on Sunday with sweeping agreement on how to tackle global…
Shell begins distribution of $1m relief materials to flood victims
Energy company, Shell, a key stakeholder in the Niger Delta, has called on other players in the region…
Engineers call for effective management of environmental hazards
The Nigerian Institute of Environmental Engineers (NIEE), Abuja Chapter, has called for effective management of the environment to…
CSOs task lawmakers on transparency in ecological fund utilisation
Civil society organisations (CSOs) — Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA Resource Centre), and Policy Alert, have charged…
Biden announces $150m to support Africa climate adaptation
United States (U.S.) President, Joe Biden, on Friday, announced over $150 million to accelerate the implementation of his…